Best 5 Real Down Home Southern Country Biscuits And Gravy Recipes

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**Title: Indulge in the Comfort of Southern Country Biscuits and Gravy: A Culinary Journey**

In the heart of Southern cuisine, there exists a comforting and delectable duo that has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts for generations: biscuits and gravy. These culinary treasures, deeply rooted in the traditions of Southern cooking, embody the essence of comfort food, offering a symphony of flavors and textures that warm the soul. As you embark on this culinary journey, discover the secrets to crafting the perfect Southern biscuits, characterized by their fluffy interiors and golden-brown exteriors. Complementing these delectable biscuits is a rich and savory gravy, made with sausage, milk, and a hint of black pepper, creating a harmonious balance of flavors. Whether you prefer your biscuits smothered in gravy or simply served alongside, this iconic Southern dish is sure to satisfy your cravings and leave you yearning for more.

**Recipes Included:**

1. **Southern Country Biscuits:** This recipe provides step-by-step instructions for creating the perfect Southern biscuits, using simple ingredients like flour, butter, buttermilk, and baking powder. With tips on achieving the ideal texture and ensuring a golden-brown finish, this recipe guarantees light and fluffy biscuits that melt in your mouth.

2. **Sausage Gravy:** Discover the art of making a flavorful and hearty sausage gravy, using ground sausage, milk, flour, and a touch of black pepper. This recipe guides you through the process of browning the sausage, whisking in the flour, and simmering the gravy until it reaches a velvety smooth consistency.

3. **Buttermilk Biscuits:** If you prefer a slightly tangy twist to your biscuits, this recipe introduces buttermilk as a key ingredient. With instructions on activating the buttermilk and incorporating it into the biscuit dough, you'll learn how to create tender and flaky buttermilk biscuits that perfectly complement the rich sausage gravy.

4. **Easy Gravy:** For those seeking a simpler approach to gravy, this recipe offers a simplified version that uses pre-cooked sausage and canned evaporated milk. With its focus on achieving a smooth and flavorful gravy without compromising on taste, this recipe caters to those who value convenience without sacrificing flavor.

5. **Flaky Biscuits:** Perfect for special occasions or weekend brunches, this recipe guides you in creating flaky biscuits with a golden-brown crust and a tender, layered interior. Using a combination of butter and shortening, this recipe ensures that your biscuits achieve the perfect balance of flakiness and richness.

6. **Sour Cream Biscuits:** If you're looking for a unique twist on classic biscuits, this recipe incorporates sour cream into the dough. With its tangy flavor and tender texture, these sour cream biscuits add a delightful dimension to your Southern breakfast spread.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

COUNTRY GRAVY



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It's not breakfast at our house unless sausage gravy is on the table.

Provided by The Southern Lady

Categories     Breakfast

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 tablespoons sausage or bacon drippings
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups milk (can use whole milk, 2 percent or evaporated)
Salt and Pepper

Steps:

  • Cook sausage or bacon reserving drippings. Add drippings to frying pan along with flour and mix well with spoon. Cook this until well blended and begins to boil in pan.
  • Add milk all at once and cook until boils. Boil for about five minutes until reaches thickness desired. Watch closely because gravy will boil over on stove if you don't continue stirring. Add salt and pepper to taste. Can crumble sausage or bacon into gravy if desired.

DOWN HOME COMFORT CASSEROLE



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This cozy casserole is sure to please--biscuits and gravy, eggs, and corned beef hash in one easy dish!

Provided by SunnyDaysNora

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Eggs

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Non-stick cooking spray
1 (16 ounce) can refrigerated biscuit dough
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
6 eggs
½ cup milk
4 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (15 ounce) can HORMEL® Mary Kitchen® Corned Beef Hash
4 cups prepared country-style gravy

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Cut biscuits into quarters; arrange them to cover bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated oven until biscuits have started to cook but are not done, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese.
  • Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and black pepper together in a mixing bowl.
  • Place a non-stick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Spoon in the corned beef hash. Cook and stir until hot and beginning to crisp up, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour in egg mixture and continue to stir until eggs have started to cook but are not set, about 30 seconds.
  • Spread egg and hash mixture evenly over biscuits. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese. Spread prepared country gravy over the top and bake until cooked through, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.3 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 119.2 mg, Fat 23.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 1751.7 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

GRANDMA'S CLASSIC BISCUITS AND SAUSAGE GRAVY



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I have enjoyed this meal since I was a child and now love to make it for my family. This is a classic combo and will leave you wanting more.

Provided by Caitlyn Erhardt

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lb Ground Sausage
1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
3 1/2 Cups Milk
1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper (See Notes)
1 Tsp Sage
1/4 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes (Optional)
1 Pinch Salt
12 Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits (I love my homemade biscuit recipe, but you could use a store bought brand if you wish.)

Steps:

  • Brown the sausage in a large, deep skillet. I like to use a cast iron skillet. Cook the sausage on medium heat, breaking it up into pieces, cooking until no pink remains, about 10 minutes.
  • When the sausage is cooked through add the unsalted butter and stir until melted. Next, add the flour and stir into sausage until dissolved.
  • Pour the milk into the skillet with the sausage and raise heat the bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat and continuously whisk until the gravy begins to thicken. About 5 minutes.
  • Add in spices and stir until combined. Taste and adjust gravy seasoning to you liking, then serve over top of warm biscuits, enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 452 kcal, Carbohydrate 30.5 g, Protein 16.2 g, Fat 29.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.4 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Sodium 495 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 5.2 g, ServingSize 1 serving

EASY SAUSAGE GRAVY AND BISCUITS



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Hot jumbo buttermilk biscuits with creamy sausage gravy are ready in just 15 minutes for a hearty, family-favorite breakfast.

Provided by JimmyDean

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     Jimmy Dean

Time 15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (16 ounce) can refrigerated jumbo buttermilk biscuits
1 (9.6 ounce) package Jimmy Dean® Original Hearty Pork Sausage Crumbles
¼ cup flour
2 ½ cups milk
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Bake biscuits according to package directions.
  • Meanwhile, cook sausage in large skillet over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Stir in flour. Gradually add milk; cook until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Split biscuits in half. Place 2 halves on each of 8 plates; top with about 1/3 cup gravy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.8 calories, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Cholesterol 24.9 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 9.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 718.3 mg, Sugar 7.7 g

SOUTHERN BISCUITS AND GRAVY



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A dear and very close friend of mine who lives in Australia asked me about southern biscuits and gravy for breakfast. It is RARE that I make this because it's artery clogging as HECK so if you're steadfastly health conscious...forget it!! It is an old southern tradition ...like grits. So if you only do it once every 5 years (haha) you're probably safe from a coronary. It's out of this world good! For those who don't know, biscuits and gravy is really more like biscuits, sausage and gravy. Every southern cook adds her/his own twist to it ...like throwing in sugar and vanilla isn't the norm--it's just the way I do it -- once every 5 years or more!

Provided by Adrienne in Reister

Categories     Breads

Time 55m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
3 ounces cold butter, diced
8 ounces buttermilk
1/2 lb ground sausage
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
3 cups cold milk
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the dry ingredients. Knead in the butter.
  • Add buttermilk and knead on a floured surface. Make sure you only knead it just enough to get the dough together. Do it gently so the flour doesn't develop gluten which will cause your biscuits to be tough.
  • Flatten the dough with the ball of your
  • fist. Use a glass to cut out your bisquits. Don't make them too tall or the outside may get crusty while the inside is still too doughy.
  • Cook them in a 350 degree oven on a greased cookie sheet and then get started on the gravy straight off.
  • Fry up the sausage until it's thoroughly cooked. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon.
  • Don't drain the grease. You'll need it to make the roux. You should have about 2 tablespoons of rendered fat. Add the butter and melt it. Then add the flour a little at a time over medium heat, constantly whisking.
  • Cook for about 2-3 minutes. Now start adding the cold milk a little at a time, whisking incessantly.
  • Toward the end of the milk add the sausage back inches When it's nice and thickened up add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Cut the biscuits in half, pour the gravy over them, and enjoy! We're talking breakfast heaven here!

Tips:

  • Use self-rising flour: This type of flour already has baking powder and salt added to it, making it easier to make biscuits.
  • Keep your ingredients cold: This will help to create flaky biscuits. You can do this by chilling your butter and milk before using them.
  • Work the dough quickly: Overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough. Gently mix the ingredients until they are just combined.
  • Don't over-roll the dough: Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. Rolling it out too thin will make the biscuits dry.
  • Use a biscuit cutter: This will help to create uniform biscuits. If you don't have a biscuit cutter, you can use a glass or a cup.
  • Bake the biscuits in a hot oven: This will help to create a crispy crust. Bake the biscuits at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes.
  • Make the gravy while the biscuits are baking: This will help to save time. You can make the gravy in a skillet or in a slow cooker.
  • Serve the biscuits and gravy immediately: This is when they are at their best. You can serve them with eggs, bacon, or sausage.

Conclusion:

Real down-home southern country biscuits and gravy is a classic comfort food that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create delicious biscuits and gravy that will warm your soul. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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